KJV King James Version
And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 25:2
And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
WEB World English Bible
She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
ASV American Standard Version
And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and she beareth to him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
Surrounding context — Genesis 25
1 Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name [was] Keturah.
2 And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
3 And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
4 And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these [were] the children of Keturah.
5 And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַתֵּ֣לֶדH3205 · ya.ladto begetל֗וֹH9033 · ohimאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]זִמְרָן֙H2175 · zim.ranZimranוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יָקְשָׁ֔ןH3370 · yoq.shanJokshanוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מְדָ֖ןH4091 · me.danMedanוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מִדְיָ֑ןH4080 · mid.yanMidianוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יִשְׁבָּ֖קH3435 · yish.baqIshbakוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]שֽׁוּחַ׃H7744 · shu.achShuah
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 1:32-33Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.Exodus 2:15-16Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.Genesis 37:36And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, [and] captain of the guard.Numbers 31:8And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; [namely], Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.Genesis 36:35And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city [was] Avith.Numbers 22:4And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all [that are] round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor [was] king of the Moabites at that time.Jeremiah 25:25And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes,Genesis 37:28Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty [pieces] of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.Exodus 18:1-4When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, [and] that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt;Numbers 31:2Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.Job 2:11Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.Numbers 25:17-18Vex the Midianites, and smite them:Judges 6:1-8And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.
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